retract
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retract Definition
(v)
formally
reject
or
disavow
a
formerly
held
belief
,
usually
under
pressure
; "
He
retracted
his
earlier
statements
about
his
religion
"; "
She
abjured
her
beliefs
"
(v)
pull
away
from
a
source
of
disgust
or
fear
(v)
use
a
surgical
instrument
to
hold
open
(
the
edges
of
a
wound
or
an
organ
)
(v)
pull
inward
or
towards
a
center
; "
The
pilot
drew
in
the
landing
gear
"; "
The
cat
retracted
his
claws
"
retract Synonyms
abjure
draw back
draw in
forswear
pull back
recant
resile
retract
shrink back
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